Considering that this was the first wedding dress DeGarmo had tried on, the singer and Broadway actress struck gold: the $6,000 Sareh Nouri gown, accented with lace flowers, had everything she wanted in a dress.

“It had the beautiful sweetheart neckline, it had lace,” she says, and, for the self-described “rhinestone cowgirl at heart,” it featured “just a little bit of bling.”

In fact, the dress had DeGarmo tearing up at its beauty. And, she says, she rarely cries.

“For me it’s not about how much you spend on the dress, it’s about how you feel in the dress,” she says. Judging by her reaction, she made the right choice. Catch DeGarmo on Brides of Beverly Hills tonight at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.

what is more important?
the wedding or the marriage?
I would like to see one celibrity get married simple and give their money away to charity

Aria
on November 30th, 2012

Beautiful dress.

Seems she’s doing well since being on AI.

Olivia
on November 30th, 2012

Elsa: Ellen Pompeo got married in New York City’s City Hall with Michael Bloomberg as a witness, if I recall correctly.

Brian
on November 30th, 2012

Kathy Griffin had all of the items at her wedding donated, then donated the value of it (about 60K) to 2 charities. She also had her guests provide donations instead of accepting gifts.

Lori
on November 30th, 2012

She will make a beautiful Bride and Ace a handsome Groom!

jones
on November 30th, 2012

Elsa, I think Matt Damon got married at city hall. I agree with you, though, and not just about celebrities. I know plenty of ordinary people who spend huge amounts on weddings and then end up divorcing after less than 2 years. I think those people get caught up in wedding fever and don’t consider whether they actually want to be married.

Grace
on November 30th, 2012

I like the dress. She has good taste.

Kate
on November 30th, 2012

The bangs are so distracting and not complimenting her. It’s all I see when I look are her.

Pamterps
on November 30th, 2012

$6000???!!! And she doesn’t want to spend a lot of money? I got my wedding dress on Ebay for $80 and it was amazing.

Samantha
on November 30th, 2012

I love it and Diana’s beautiful in it. Happiness always to Diana and Ace.